Night@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoAnon predicts Vietnam War 2020.sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down125
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minus-squareKit Sorens@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoRotors are lifting blades for helicopters. They’re mounted to the rotary engine.
minus-squareYendor@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoIn any modern helicopter, the rotors are mounted to a turbo-prop engine - which is a turbine, not a rotary engine.
minus-squarelte678@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoRotary engines were never used for helicopters AFAIK. Maybe there are some niche designs
Rotors are lifting blades for helicopters. They’re mounted to the rotary engine.
In any modern helicopter, the rotors are mounted to a turbo-prop engine - which is a turbine, not a rotary engine.
Turboshaft*.
Rotary engines were never used for helicopters AFAIK. Maybe there are some niche designs